Ireland 2 has won the Men’s European Team Championship after a 5-3 victory over Malta 3 at the Dolmen Resort Hotel. The pairing, consisting of Michael Judge and Robert Murphy, overcame the home favourites Tony Drago and Brian Cini in front of a big crowd on Wednesday night. Much had[Read More…]
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Morris Moves into Round Two
David Morris is into the second round of the 2014 UK Championship after a battling 6-4 victory over Li Hang in York. The Kilkenny cueist, who reached the last 16 at the Barbican this time last year, was pushed almost all the way by his Chinese opponent but eventually pulled[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Begin
The Shanghai Masters qualifiers got under way today at the Metrodome in Barnsley. The third ranking event of the campaign is also the second that uses the old flat 128 draw format – the others being the already completed Australian Open won by Judd Trump and the season-ending World Championship[Read More…]
Early Exit for Morris
The opening round of qualifying for the World Championship concluded yesterday with a shock defeat for Ireland’s David Morris. The Kilkenny cueist, who had otherwise enjoyed a fantastic season on his return to the circuit following a one-year absence, was sent crashing out early following a 10-7 defeat to 17[Read More…]
Maximum Effort Not Enough for Trump
Judd Trump compiled the first 147 break of his career but still lost to Mark Selby 4-3 in the Antwerp Open in Belgium. The former world no.1 is one of the most prolific break-builders in the game so it was a little surprising that it has taken him this long[Read More…]
Who’s Going to Australia?
The final qualifying round for the Australian Open takes place later today as 16 players seek to book their trip to Bendigo next month. For many reasons, the Australian Open hasn’t really captured the imagination of most of the top competitors. One reason for this is the low prize fund[Read More…]
The Wind Gathers Momentum
Jimmy White won his first qualifying round match for this year’s World Championship with a 10-7 victory over China’s Tian Pengfei on Monday night. The ‘Whirlwind’ played well in spells and was generally the more composed of the pair in a contest that was error strewn throughout. 50 year-old White,[Read More…]
Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup to Last 16
The fourth and final UK Players Tour Championship event of the season is down to its final 16 players after two action-packed days at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester. Also known as the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup, a lot of players wear pink t-shirts in support of breast[Read More…]
World Seniors Championship Preview
The 2012 World Seniors Championship takes place this weekend in Portsmouth as 16 of the best old-timers attempt to etch their name on the trophy. While there have been numerous senior events staged in the past, it wasn’t until 2010 that Joe Johnson helped to bring back the notion of[Read More…]
ReJoyce for Morris
David Morris has won his second match in the World Championship qualifiers after a 10-4 rout of England’s Mark Joyce. The Irishman enjoyed a relatively easy time of it against teenager Kacper Filipiak in the previous round – losing only two frames – and dropped just twice as many in[Read More…]